| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium nivale Meyen |
| Bibliography | Observ. Bot. 1: 315 (1843) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 300-3500m |
| Description | glabrous, stems leafy, leaves 1cm, sessile, opposite, ovate to ovate-oblong, glabrous, at base tapered, entire, flowers small, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Epilobium andinum Phil. Epilobium australe var. andinum (Phil.) Sam. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |